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Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Folk och Försvar Security Conference

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Speech by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Annual Conference of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises

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Secretary General: Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership will make us all safer

In a speech at the Folk och Försvar Security Conference in Sälen, Sweden on Sunday (8 January 2023), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined that in a more dangerous world, “it is even more important that Sweden and Finland become NATO members”.

NATO-led KFOR mission dismantles last barricades in northern Kosovo

On Thursday (5 January 2023), the NATO-led KFOR mission completed the removal of several vehicles blocking roads in northern Kosovo, through the deployment of engineer units to the areas of Duda’s Rock and Srbovac arterial route.

NATO Secretary General in Oslo: ”no lasting peace” if tyranny prevails over freedom

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the importance of supporting Ukraine, including with more weapons, in a speech to the Annual Conference of the Norwegian Confederation of Enterprises in Oslo on Thursday (5 January 2023).

NATO Military Chiefs of Defence Meeting, 18-19 January 2023 – Media advisory

NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet in person on 18-19 January 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee, will preside over the meeting, which will be attended by the Allied Chiefs of Defence and their counterparts from Invitees Finland and Sweden. They will be supported by General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), and General Philippe Lavigne, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), who will each lead a session.

Germany takes the lead for NATO’s high readiness force

On Sunday (1 January 2023), Germany takes the lead of NATO's highest-readiness military force, placing thousands of troops on standby and ready to deploy within days.

NATO Headquarters goes dark in solidarity with Ukraine

On Wednesday (21 December), NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, joined other international landmarks and switched off lights at 20.00 local time in solidarity with Ukraine.

Secretary General’s end of year message to NATO troops and veterans

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg released a holiday greeting to NATO troops and veterans on Tuesday (20 December 2022), thanking them for their service and commitment at the end of "a year like no other". He said: "faced with the biggest security crisis in Europe since World War Two, NATO has responded with strength and unity", praising Allied forces for their "essential role".

NATO approves 2023 strategic direction for new innovation accelerator

On 12 December 2022, the Board of Directors of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) agreed that energy resilience, secure information sharing and sensing and surveillance will be the priority areas of focus for DIANA’s work on Emerging and Disrupting Technologies (EDTs) in 2023.

Coronavirus response: NATO continues to support Bosnia and Herzegovina through delivery of protective equipment

On 15 December 2022, the Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ankica Gudeljevic and NATO Commander in Sarajevo, Brigadier General Pamela McGaha, presided over a ceremony for the delivery of personal protective equipment to the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, through NATO’s Pandemic Response Trust Fund.

Christmas trees and charity initiatives mark end of year at NATO Headquarters

Festive decorations have gone up at NATO Headquarters, as a momentous year for the Alliance draws to a close.